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[music] >> one couple who were riding with us, morning and afternoon, mr. and mrs. lee. mr. lee was the dialysis patient and he's probably in his 80's and every time we would drive up to buchanan street, the hospital, mr. lee would say, "good job, fine driver, number one driver" and he would go like this [thumbs up gesture]. and then as brian would be helping him off the van, mr. lee, i heard him so often say, "brian, if anybody gives you any trouble you send them to me and i'll take care of them." and here great big old brian would say, "henry, you're the first one i would try to get help from." and he says, "the second one is elsa." [laugh] so we knew that we were being relied on by brian. a few weeks back, mrs. lee called brian early in the morning to tell him not to bother picking them up because they were already at the hospital. mr. lee was ill and she had taken him to the er. the next day or so, brian, on his lunchtime, found out that mr. lee had been admitted to the hospital and he went up to mr. lee's room and just stuck his head in just to say hello. and the minute
[music] >> one couple who were riding with us, morning and afternoon, mr. and mrs. lee. mr. lee was the dialysis patient and he's probably in his 80's and every time we would drive up to buchanan street, the hospital, mr. lee would say, "good job, fine driver, number one driver" and he would go like this [thumbs up gesture]. and then as brian would be helping him off the van, mr. lee, i heard him so often say, "brian, if anybody gives you any trouble you send them to me and...
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. >> what was -- where was mr. lee teaching you? >> new hampshire. a small town 35 minutes north of boston. >> have you ever told him how much he impacted you. >> after the book came out, i got my first publication copy. i wrote the introduction. i sent him a copy of the book. a little thank you note. i sent it through amazon. i got an e-mail from him saying, it was really touching. i did not have his contact information. i have his e-mail -- i knew he was still working at the high school. he said something like, he was so touched by the fact i think him for this that he was considering retiring but now he thinks he might stay on for a couple more years. >> what is the high school? >> in new hampshire. >> what was your family life like? >> my parents live in arizona. i went to graduate school in tucson. they came to visit me. they liked it so much, they moved out there and sold their house in new hampshire. >> what did they do in new hampshire? >> they were both working in a semiconductor manufacturing company that spread all round the world. not to
. >> what was -- where was mr. lee teaching you? >> new hampshire. a small town 35 minutes north of boston. >> have you ever told him how much he impacted you. >> after the book came out, i got my first publication copy. i wrote the introduction. i sent him a copy of the book. a little thank you note. i sent it through amazon. i got an e-mail from him saying, it was really touching. i did not have his contact information. i have his e-mail -- i knew he was still working...
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lee. we do have a copy of the staff report that was part of the letter summary that was included in this meeting's package. and i did have a chance to look. i remember when you were here before and the basic question was how tropical storm a problem if a tenant can create a lien problem for a property owner without the property owner knowing. * they are trying to address that. one thing they do acknowledge is that the two-month billing cycle does create a slow down in information and we are in the process of trying to migrate toward a monthly billing cycle which should help that. one thing that i talked to mr. reid strong about yesterday was that in addition to the things that are in the report, it also would seem to be possible and i think administratively not terribly cumbersome for us to notify a property owner when an account is first opened by a tenant. * so that -- and as part of that notification, just to remind the property owner what the obligations are. so that if somebody is ope
lee. we do have a copy of the staff report that was part of the letter summary that was included in this meeting's package. and i did have a chance to look. i remember when you were here before and the basic question was how tropical storm a problem if a tenant can create a lien problem for a property owner without the property owner knowing. * they are trying to address that. one thing they do acknowledge is that the two-month billing cycle does create a slow down in information and we are in...
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i just want to reiterate that we fully support the comments from mr. rifkin and mr. lee. and i appreciate mr. rose's summarization there. so, we do agree to the amendments that have been proposed. and thank you also for the clarification. the feeder agreement, as it is set up, is not only tied to increases or decreases in inflation, but also rider ship. so, it's not just adjusting by inflation, but also by the number of riders connecting from muni to bart. and then going back to the fast pass agreement, before our time, the fast pass was initially accepted on bart in 1983 to help alleviate capacity problems that sfmta was incurring along the market and mission corridor. so, bart provides a valuable service to the riders of san francisco and to sfmta in providing a direct service along mission and along market bringing passengers from balboa park all the way up to as far as embarcadaro. this is the fast pass was not available to be used on bart. sfmta would no doubt incur additional expenses to carry those riders on their buses. so, we are providing a service. sfmta does s
i just want to reiterate that we fully support the comments from mr. rifkin and mr. lee. and i appreciate mr. rose's summarization there. so, we do agree to the amendments that have been proposed. and thank you also for the clarification. the feeder agreement, as it is set up, is not only tied to increases or decreases in inflation, but also rider ship. so, it's not just adjusting by inflation, but also by the number of riders connecting from muni to bart. and then going back to the fast pass...
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i will honor them. >> mr. lee is not alone. the outrage over tarantino's film is shared by many others, including my previous guest tavis smiley. >> if someone is out there saying when it comes to the word--bleep--the fact that i was using it more in the movie more than it was used in the antebellum south in mississippi in 1858, then feel free to make that case. but no one is actually making that case. in other words what they're actually saying that i should soften it. they're saying i should lie. they're saying i shut whitewash they're saying i should massage. i never do that when it comes to my characters. >> john: oh joining me now to discuss "django unchained"," is tricia rose and anthea butler author of the article, does "django unchained" get the history of slavery right? >> is it fair to criticize a film that one hasn't yet seen? >> there are many ways to criticize a film. first of all i think spike lee should be credited enough with the fact that he knows enough about cinema and quentin tarantino to figure it out. he p
i will honor them. >> mr. lee is not alone. the outrage over tarantino's film is shared by many others, including my previous guest tavis smiley. >> if someone is out there saying when it comes to the word--bleep--the fact that i was using it more in the movie more than it was used in the antebellum south in mississippi in 1858, then feel free to make that case. but no one is actually making that case. in other words what they're actually saying that i should soften it. they're...
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lee, proposes amendment numbered 4, at the appropriate place -- mr. lee: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lee: mr. president, i stand today to urge my colleagues' support for my amendment to this bill. i appreciate the eloquent arguments made by my friend and colleague, the senator from new york, a moment ago. she is correct to point out that people have suffered as a result of this storm. my heart goes out to them. any time my fellow americans find themselves in a position of need, we want to address that situation very carefully and make sure we do the right thing, make sure that people are not overlooked. as we do that and especially as we do something like that, in the way in which we are being asked to do it here, we must also consider how our actions here might have other implications down the road. we have to stop and consider the fact that we are more than $16 trillion in debt and that we're adding to that debt at a rate of more than a trillion dollars
lee, proposes amendment numbered 4, at the appropriate place -- mr. lee: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lee: mr. president, i stand today to urge my colleagues' support for my amendment to this bill. i appreciate the eloquent arguments made by my friend and colleague, the senator from new york, a moment ago. she is correct to point out that people have suffered as a result of this storm. my...
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. >> thank you, mr. lee, appreciate it. [ applause ] >> next we have awards for two transit operators, one from the green division and one from woods division. the first award is presented to miss myra from the green division, who has been with sfmta for 13 years. the next award is being presented to miss angela jensen from woods who has been with us for 12 years. both operators are being recognized today for displaying exceptional service in and a high level of citizenship. on november 29th, 2012, she demand outstanding compassion to a victim of assault who boarded hurricane train in the area of sunnyvale and, nor shore. her quick response to notify central control and police and ambulance while providing compt to the victim until the police and arrival of the ambulance has earned her recognition today. on tuesday, november 20 20 12 miss [stkwro-pb/]son witnessed a robbery in progress on the corner of or and corbett streets. as her coach was approaching the scene she took immediate action, instantly not
. >> thank you, mr. lee, appreciate it. [ applause ] >> next we have awards for two transit operators, one from the green division and one from woods division. the first award is presented to miss myra from the green division, who has been with sfmta for 13 years. the next award is being presented to miss angela jensen from woods who has been with us for 12 years. both operators are being recognized today for displaying exceptional service in and a high level of citizenship. on...
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jackson lee, mrs. lowey and ms. moore. one minute. >> let me acknowledge to dr. nottingham our deepest sympathy but respect for such a young man and such a hero, to your son. ternl to the tragedy that we've witnessed in newtown and elsewhere, to the chief. i also want to acknowledge two people in the room who experienced gun violence, parents who lost their son, -- to gun violence. [applause] i come from texas and i will hold this up. "at top of gun world." i want everyone to know what you just said and what many have said, we are not after people's guns. the store's name is houston armry, and the headline says they're strictly controlled by the united states government. not only that, someone said, suppose someone breaks and takes their guns, and they said because they're in a vault, tell me be about being outgunned as a police officer and the importance of storing and securing guns. you mentioned it earlier, but storing and securing guns in people's homes which i this is enormously crucial. >> mrs. lowey. >> thank you very much. i fickly want to thank dr. notti
jackson lee, mrs. lowey and ms. moore. one minute. >> let me acknowledge to dr. nottingham our deepest sympathy but respect for such a young man and such a hero, to your son. ternl to the tragedy that we've witnessed in newtown and elsewhere, to the chief. i also want to acknowledge two people in the room who experienced gun violence, parents who lost their son, -- to gun violence. [applause] i come from texas and i will hold this up. "at top of gun world." i want everyone to...
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with mr. lee became a dog the dog. alone will be killed that was his but. we are we telling it because no part of this job that you have to the film up there so that's going to make you feel when you freeze in the face of the sun will just go over and over and over. if. i. let you bring. me back. even though i'm in the game i'm in. for a. deal with the world or i ignore it i don't pay attention to it is really no room in this in this world. is man so. i read a lot man because i know that ultimately to say the way to god or society intended it to be so a lot of times man i know morally i'm a good individual but sometimes i've got to put that moral state of my behind and become an animal. thank clearly. there was a. well there's a man that out there in the guard world war two eighty five ninety percent of the black population this country lives in the south. was a lot of. black people would primarily lived in the south because of slavery in the south was a rule agrarian reform economy oh there's a good way about. world war two ushers in a series of transforma
with mr. lee became a dog the dog. alone will be killed that was his but. we are we telling it because no part of this job that you have to the film up there so that's going to make you feel when you freeze in the face of the sun will just go over and over and over. if. i. let you bring. me back. even though i'm in the game i'm in. for a. deal with the world or i ignore it i don't pay attention to it is really no room in this in this world. is man so. i read a lot man because i know that...
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jackson lee: mr. speaker, yesterday was a magnificent day. coming together the second inauguration of president barack obama, and the honoring of dr. martin luther king. in his speech president obama said something potent and powerful, and that is that freedom is a gift from god, but it is one that is not self-executing. i know that a gentleman that i know very well, dr. reverend samuel smith of the mount hall baptist church knows about fighting for freedom. today i rise to again affirm roe v. wade, that speaks about individual freedom. and to indicate that even as we discuss budget talk and the debt ceiling we must recognize the freedom of the vulnerable to be safe and secure, to be without -- to be having the support to be able to have food and clothing and a home. that is freedom as well, my friends. so we debate the questions of the debt ceiling and whether we have a budget. let us be reminded that freedom is a gift of god and that it should not be denied to those who are most vulnerable, those who are the speak, those who cannot stand fo
jackson lee: mr. speaker, yesterday was a magnificent day. coming together the second inauguration of president barack obama, and the honoring of dr. martin luther king. in his speech president obama said something potent and powerful, and that is that freedom is a gift from god, but it is one that is not self-executing. i know that a gentleman that i know very well, dr. reverend samuel smith of the mount hall baptist church knows about fighting for freedom. today i rise to again affirm roe v....
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jackson lee of texas for today after 6:45 p.m. and use it, january 15, mrs. napolitano on january 14, 15 and 16. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. the chair is prepared to entertain one-minute requests. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house four one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: mr. speaker, as i speak on the house floor, there are guns by the doors. to the north, to the south, to the east, to the west. on the roof, on all of the entrances and by the steps. the armed guards of the excellent capitol police protecting us. but most citizens don't have government guards protecting them 24/7. many people feel defenseless. some people of this chamber expect protection for themselves while advocating more restrictions on guns for the people of america. hypocrisy at its highest. in fact, one of the proposals for more gun laws mirrors the stringent laws of d.c. gun law. if the d.c. gun laws worked, d.c. would
jackson lee of texas for today after 6:45 p.m. and use it, january 15, mrs. napolitano on january 14, 15 and 16. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. the chair is prepared to entertain one-minute requests. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house four one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: mr. speaker, as i speak on the house floor, there are guns...
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barbara lee of california, mr. hank johnson, mrs. susan davis and david scott. let me also just say to witnessesing when you're responding to this group of five if you'd like to comment on the earlier questions, please feel free to do so. >> thank you very much. first, let me thank the panel for your extraordinary testimony. my constituents in my district especially, i'm from oakland, kale, send their thoughts and prayers to you. in many ways, part of the community i represent has been a -- and continues to be a war zone. 15 of my constituents were shot just last week. chief knight, could you please give us an idea of what cities an police officers and mayors confront in terms of daily gun violence? >> ok, next, ms. lujan-grisham. >> i want to thank you for the incredibly touching and courageous remarks today. i can tell you i have renewed resolve because of your dedication and compassion and recognize that this is the day to commit from this day forward that we need comprehensive federal reforms so that we're doing something meaningful about the gun violence in
barbara lee of california, mr. hank johnson, mrs. susan davis and david scott. let me also just say to witnessesing when you're responding to this group of five if you'd like to comment on the earlier questions, please feel free to do so. >> thank you very much. first, let me thank the panel for your extraordinary testimony. my constituents in my district especially, i'm from oakland, kale, send their thoughts and prayers to you. in many ways, part of the community i represent has been a...
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jackson lee: mr. speaker, yesterday was a magnificent day. coming together the second inauguration of president barack obama, and the honoring of dr. martin luther king. in his speech president obama said something potent and powerful, and that is that freedom is a gift from god, but it is one that is not self-executing. i know that a gentleman that i know very well, dr. reverend samuel smith of the mount hall baptist church knows about fighting for freedom. today i rise to again affirm roe v. wade, that speaks about individual freedom. and to indicate that even as we discuss budget talk and the debt ceiling we must recognize the freedom of the vulnerable to be safe and secure, to be without -- to be having the support to be able to have food and clothing and a home. that is freedom as well, my friends. so we debate the questions of the debt ceiling and whether we have a budget. let us be reminded that freedom is a gift of god and that it should not be denied to those who are most vulnerable, those who are the speak, those who cannot stand fo
jackson lee: mr. speaker, yesterday was a magnificent day. coming together the second inauguration of president barack obama, and the honoring of dr. martin luther king. in his speech president obama said something potent and powerful, and that is that freedom is a gift from god, but it is one that is not self-executing. i know that a gentleman that i know very well, dr. reverend samuel smith of the mount hall baptist church knows about fighting for freedom. today i rise to again affirm roe v....
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. >> mr. lee, can i say mr. rifkin pointed out that 2020 for the feeder agreement, the contract expense of that, this one would extend only to 2014 because we're trying to maximize our ability to negotiate after the bart board's fare policy increase. and this allows us to negotiate to our own interests for the mta and the city by having this contract only go to 2014? >> well, i think the idea behind going to 2014 was we wanted to wait and see what the bart board fare policy would be. my understanding from bart's staff, conversation, is they are proposing a fare policy that's similar to what or consistent with what's currently there today. so, that was the idea behind having it expire in 2014. >> so, what would happen if we equalized both contracts to 2014 or 2020, what's in our best interest as the mta or the city? >> certainly that's possible to equalize the contracts there. i'm not going to opine on whether -- what's best for the city or not. i think maybe that's a more appropriate question for mr. rifkin on t
. >> mr. lee, can i say mr. rifkin pointed out that 2020 for the feeder agreement, the contract expense of that, this one would extend only to 2014 because we're trying to maximize our ability to negotiate after the bart board's fare policy increase. and this allows us to negotiate to our own interests for the mta and the city by having this contract only go to 2014? >> well, i think the idea behind going to 2014 was we wanted to wait and see what the bart board fare policy would...
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lee to perhaps talk to us about land take down and renovation of this project because that is obviously in all of our miepds, together, with finding an architect that i have not already used that the appearances of this building has to compliment and complete the context to creating the other two projects. >> the mayor's director of house, thank you for those questions. this is sort of the pro-toe typical land dedication that they had envisioned as part of the eastern neighborhoods, it is part of the larger partial and i understand that there are concerns raised about the fact that we are getting 202 units of affordable housing, clearly the mayor is paying, or the city of san francisco is paying for 150 of those and we have 55 or so on site and so we are getting a greater capacity to build affordable housing as part of the mixed income neighborhood. i think that one of the goals of the eastern neighborhood's discussion was to build upon what worked so well for redevelopment where we sort of had affordable housing partials, enter mixed with market race partials as part of a new neighborh
lee to perhaps talk to us about land take down and renovation of this project because that is obviously in all of our miepds, together, with finding an architect that i have not already used that the appearances of this building has to compliment and complete the context to creating the other two projects. >> the mayor's director of house, thank you for those questions. this is sort of the pro-toe typical land dedication that they had envisioned as part of the eastern neighborhoods, it is...
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mr. mcgovern: two minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. jackson lee: i thank very much to my friend from massachusetts. i thank very much to my friend from texas. i hope all of us will commit to doing our job. i'm glad that my good friend recognizes that in the constitution, article 1, section 8, the congress has the power to collect taxes and duties and to pay the debt and also be concerned about the general welfare. really what the administration says is they support a long-term increase in the debt ceiling and the reason why the people of the united states have not heard of this controversy is because the normal course of business, constitutionally, is for the congress to consult with the treasury, the treasury to consult with the congress, the debt ceiling is raised in a manner that protects the general welfare of the american people. but now we
mr. mcgovern: two minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. jackson lee: i thank very much to my friend from massachusetts. i thank very much to my friend from texas. i hope all of us will commit to doing our job. i'm glad that my good friend recognizes that in the constitution, article 1,...
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. >> mr. lee -- superintendent, do you want to address -- deputy superintendent. >> yes, just to share a little bit more information to what commissioner wynns is referring to. she did contact me i believe late afternoon on friday with a request or suggestion that at that -- especially at that time when it appeared unclear about whether the city was going to appropriate the full amount of the public education enrichment fund that in the district materials that would be transmitted to the city, the mayor and the board of supervisors and the other city officials, that we would specify that -- we would make some sort of a statement that we would -- we expect full funding or appropriation from the city for 13-14 -- i actually haven't shared with this chris and kathy and part of that why is so because in the mayor's state of the city address yesterday he remarked about his intention to fully fund the public education enrichment fund and specified the amounts of funding that would be associated with
. >> mr. lee -- superintendent, do you want to address -- deputy superintendent. >> yes, just to share a little bit more information to what commissioner wynns is referring to. she did contact me i believe late afternoon on friday with a request or suggestion that at that -- especially at that time when it appeared unclear about whether the city was going to appropriate the full amount of the public education enrichment fund that in the district materials that would be transmitted...
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senator lee. >> thank you mr. chairman and think you senator hegel for joining us today and for answering the questions that have been asked of you so far. i would like to talk with you so far for a few minutes about israel. israel is america's most important ally certainly in the middle east and come in many respects, in the entire world. a lot of people in this body are concerned, quite appropriately, about making sure that that alliance remains strong, about making sure that our interests and as americans are protected abroad. a lot of us feel that one of the best ways of protecting american national security is through that alliance in the middle east. on april 12, 2002, there was a palestinian terrorist who detonated a bomb in downtown jerusalem, killing six israelis and wounding about 100 others. on that day, while you were serving the u.s. senate, you gave a speech on the senate floor. you may couple of comments that i would like to discuss with you and ask you a little bit about them. in one segment of the
senator lee. >> thank you mr. chairman and think you senator hegel for joining us today and for answering the questions that have been asked of you so far. i would like to talk with you so far for a few minutes about israel. israel is america's most important ally certainly in the middle east and come in many respects, in the entire world. a lot of people in this body are concerned, quite appropriately, about making sure that that alliance remains strong, about making sure that our...
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mr. chairman. and let me begin by saying that i was aware of certain incidents at our facility and the attack on the british diplomat. i was briefed on steps taken to repair the breach in the perimeter wall after the june bombing. steps taken to reduce off-compound violence. others did not recommend based on those incidents abandonning benghazi in part because over the last years, we have become accustomed in operating in pakistan, in iraq and afghanistan and yemen and elsewhere. and we do, as by necessity, rely on security officials to implement the protocols and procedures necessary to keep our people safe. and as i said in my opening statements, i have a lot of confidence in them, because most of the time they get it right. but i was also engaged -- and think this is what deputy secretary burns was referring to, in the issues related to the deteriorating threaten virmente, particularly in libya -- there were other places across the region we were also watching -- to try to see what we
mr. chairman. and let me begin by saying that i was aware of certain incidents at our facility and the attack on the british diplomat. i was briefed on steps taken to repair the breach in the perimeter wall after the june bombing. steps taken to reduce off-compound violence. others did not recommend based on those incidents abandonning benghazi in part because over the last years, we have become accustomed in operating in pakistan, in iraq and afghanistan and yemen and elsewhere. and we do, as...
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lee. ms. lee: to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district, not exceeding 10 miles square, as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the seat of the government of the united states, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yardsand other needful buildings, and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the united states, or in any department or officer thereof. mr. good lat: i now yield -- mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. huizenga. mr. huizenga:section 9 the migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the congress prior to the year one thou
lee. ms. lee: to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district, not exceeding 10 miles square, as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the seat of the government of the united states, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yardsand other needful buildings, and to make all laws which...
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jackson lee: i add my appreciation to mr. dreier as well and ask the question, why are we here think? know why i'm here. to protect working -- i know why i'm here. to protect working american, the vulnerable and the middle class. at the end of the clinton administration we had $5 trillion in surplus and it went out the window with tax cuts, bush tax cuts, and wars that we could not pay for. so i stand here today to say that working class and the vulnerable have the unemployment insurance and earned income tax and cuts in their taxes that they really need. but we still have work to do. want to make sure that we restore some very serious cuts that impact on the health care of americans and we have work to do on the sequestration and our fight is the same fight with the alcio. we want to make sure that the working americans don't pay for the rich getting richer. we're going to cut against cuts and what we have to do today is to make sure that we can go forward. but we should not do it without the understanding that there's some
jackson lee: i add my appreciation to mr. dreier as well and ask the question, why are we here think? know why i'm here. to protect working -- i know why i'm here. to protect working american, the vulnerable and the middle class. at the end of the clinton administration we had $5 trillion in surplus and it went out the window with tax cuts, bush tax cuts, and wars that we could not pay for. so i stand here today to say that working class and the vulnerable have the unemployment insurance and...
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lee. ms. lee: to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district, not exceeding 10 miles square, as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the seat of the government of the united states, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings, and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the united states, or in any department or officer thereof. mr. good lat: i now yield -- mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. huizenga. mr. huizenga:section 9 the migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the congress prior to the year one th
lee. ms. lee: to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district, not exceeding 10 miles square, as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the seat of the government of the united states, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings, and to make all laws...
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jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i join with my earlier colleague on acknowledging the 150th year of the emancipation proclamation, what a moving moment. last evening at the national archives when i read the words, hence forth these slaves are freed. i rise with a more optimistic view and a view that says that we have the opportunity to do what is right by the american people. but we must also recognize that we have to tell truth. at the end of the clinton administration this nation had $5 trillion in surplus. with wasteful tax cuts and spending by our republican friends, we find ourself in this deficit. i don't know what my decision will be as we move forward on this issue of the fiscal cliff, but i will say this, we will not tolerate the american people being held hostage over the debt ceiling. and these unhelpful cuts that will cut into those who are the most vulnerable. that will not be the pathway
jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i join with my earlier colleague on acknowledging the 150th year of the emancipation proclamation, what a moving moment. last evening at the national archives when i read the words, hence forth these slaves are freed. i rise with a more optimistic view and a view that says that we have the opportunity to do what is right by the...
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mr. meeks: i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman very much and thank the proponent of this legislation. i come from the gulf region. we lost thousands and thousands and thousands through hurricanes. hurricane ike saw this congress give us $3 billion. i stand here today to remind you that a police officer died a 13-year-old died with debris falling on her and a mother saw her two children drawn from her hand and drowned in hurricane sandy. it is long overdue. i stand here as someone who has been a beneficiary, who has cried with those who have lost, demand that this money be passed today but more importantly i demand we pass the total amount of money right now today. let's help the american people. let's help those impacted by sandy, let's help my fellow americans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. does the gentleman from new jersey. mr. garrett: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the ge
mr. meeks: i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman very much and thank the proponent of this legislation. i come from the gulf region. we lost thousands and thousands and thousands through hurricanes. hurricane ike saw this congress give us $3 billion. i stand here today to remind you that a police officer died a 13-year-old died with debris falling on her and a mother saw her two children...
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the clerk: mr. lee proposes an amendment numbered 3. at the end of the resolution, insert the following: "section: reform the filibuster rules. a, motion to proceed. paragraph 2 of rule 8 of the standing rules of the senate is amended by striking -- mr. lee: i ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensedispensed. the presiding officer: without objection. question is on the amendment. those i in favor signify by sayg aye. those opposed, signify by saying no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have t the noes do have it. the question is now on senate resolution 15. the yeas and nays have been requested. is iis there a sufficient secon? there oops to be a sufficient second. there is a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote:
the clerk: mr. lee proposes an amendment numbered 3. at the end of the resolution, insert the following: "section: reform the filibuster rules. a, motion to proceed. paragraph 2 of rule 8 of the standing rules of the senate is amended by striking -- mr. lee: i ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensedispensed. the presiding officer: without objection. question is on the amendment. those i in favor signify by sayg aye. those opposed, signify by saying no. in the opinion of the...
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we will be back to mr. lee on that. we will find out. jackie deangeles, looking at winners and sinners outside the dow. >> last week we saw very big movers. higher. take a look at some of the best performers on the s&p last week. netflix leading the pack with a net gain of 71%. analysts still think that stock has room it run. could see 200 before it pulls back. then there was amd seeing near 16% gain last week when it reported a loss narrower than expected despite sluggish demand for pcs still going on out there. and another positive earning story. higher sales of da vinci systems. better integration of systems and procedures providing a leg up for those shares. as some stocks surge, some suffer. apple took the brunt down 12% for the week, finishing at 52-week low on friday. more importantly, concerns about the future of the tech giant, despite downgrade today, stock seeing a bit after rebound of that big sell off. but also worth a mention, coach, dropping 17% after reporting weaker than expected domestic sales. concerns in the high end
we will be back to mr. lee on that. we will find out. jackie deangeles, looking at winners and sinners outside the dow. >> last week we saw very big movers. higher. take a look at some of the best performers on the s&p last week. netflix leading the pack with a net gain of 71%. analysts still think that stock has room it run. could see 200 before it pulls back. then there was amd seeing near 16% gain last week when it reported a loss narrower than expected despite sluggish demand for...
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lee proposed. melissa: dennis, what do you think of that? automatically limit spending to 18% of gdp, currently, 23%, a billion dollars to shave off. >> we don't need gimmicks. we need guts. we don't need politicians claiming things are meaningful when they are not. 18% of gdp, you cut over a trillion dollars a year from the budget for ten years. melissa: right. >> rather than filing a bill saying someone else should do this, put out a budget, if you're a senator, budget that cuts a trail dollars from this year's budget. cut it from defense, discretionary, medicare, social security, step up, lay out your actual cuts. the problem we have isn't that we don't have enough gimmicks like the budget amendment. we got plenty of gimmicks. we don't have guts. are you going to cut medicare by that amount, or social security or defense? where are you going to cut? >> makes me hopeless as ever. nobody has guts in washington. if we need, i mean, we can't rely on gimmicks, need guts. you know, we're screwed. >> we do. that's where this comes, this balanced
lee proposed. melissa: dennis, what do you think of that? automatically limit spending to 18% of gdp, currently, 23%, a billion dollars to shave off. >> we don't need gimmicks. we need guts. we don't need politicians claiming things are meaningful when they are not. 18% of gdp, you cut over a trillion dollars a year from the budget for ten years. melissa: right. >> rather than filing a bill saying someone else should do this, put out a budget, if you're a senator, budget that cuts a...
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we are going to put together an injunction or something it stop what mr. ed lee is doing right now. what he is doing is creating an atrocious group of individuals thats going to run the rest of our generation like the prior redevelopment has done. it's no mystery, all you got to do is check your history, people are going to do for generations to come, christine, what you have done, the housing authority, nobody here is crabing for what you did for them. whoever sits in that seat, they are going to make it law. i have to go over to another agency with the housing authority. let me say one thing, city hall is out of control. we don't know who is in control. we don't know what department is doing what. board of supervisors what is going on, i'm not going to sing today but city hall is out of control and we got to file a complaint for injunction. be ready for it. >> thank you, next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors, my name is douglas yapp right on, ace, that's all i have to say. i'd like to thank supervisor olague for her brave and couragous act. she is setting a precedent showin
we are going to put together an injunction or something it stop what mr. ed lee is doing right now. what he is doing is creating an atrocious group of individuals thats going to run the rest of our generation like the prior redevelopment has done. it's no mystery, all you got to do is check your history, people are going to do for generations to come, christine, what you have done, the housing authority, nobody here is crabing for what you did for them. whoever sits in that seat, they are going...